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. >>> rick santorum may have swept the southern primaries, but the big winner remains mitt romney. the former massachusetts governor won the most delegates of any candidate yesterday sweeping the caucuses in hawaii and american so he mow 0 and add that to alabama and -- and samoa and add that to his share from alabama and mississippi and he now has far more delegates than rick santorum, newt gingrich and ron paul combined. that has santorum supporters ramping up their push to get newt gingrich to drop out of the race in hopes of cutting into romney's lead. >> this will become a two- person race and when it does, a conservative will win. >> these are the same people who said last june i was dead. they recycle this every six weeks and the biggest challenge will be raising money because we came in second. >> the candidates are focusing on the next set of contests. up first the missouri caucuses saturday followed by primaries in puerto rico sunday and illinois on tuesday. >> another marvelous day and another new prediction about when the cherry blossoms will bloom on the tidal basin. t
. >>> rick santorum may have swept the southern primaries, but the big winner remains mitt romney. the former massachusetts governor won the most delegates of any candidate yesterday sweeping the caucuses in hawaii and american so he mow 0 and add that to alabama and -- and samoa and add that to his share from alabama and mississippi and he now has far more delegates than rick santorum, newt gingrich and ron paul combined. that has santorum supporters ramping up their push to get newt...
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romney is the only republican candidate scheduled to campaign in the free state. romney holds its primary two weeks from today. >> and the voters do not have to wait two weeks to make their choice. early voting for the state's primary begins on saturday and it lasts all the way through next thursday and any registered voter can take part. each county will have one early voting center. they will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. over in virginia, state lawmakers will reconvene tomorrow to begin talks on a new state budget. the special sessions necessary, because they failed to agree on a spending plan before it adjourned. one state senator says talks between republican budget writers have been congenial so far. >>> tonight at 11:00, we have something unprecedented. like so many deadly crashes, this one involved alcohol and speed. ann andrea mccarren got ahold of the video. she will tell us why we are showing it to you. >> a very serious newsroom discussion about whether to air this at all. no one has ever seen anything like it, but the young woman made a compell
romney is the only republican candidate scheduled to campaign in the free state. romney holds its primary two weeks from today. >> and the voters do not have to wait two weeks to make their choice. early voting for the state's primary begins on saturday and it lasts all the way through next thursday and any registered voter can take part. each county will have one early voting center. they will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. over in virginia, state lawmakers will reconvene tomorrow...
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. >>> plus, mitt romney's opponent takes advantage of his campaign staff. the latest political blender. topper? >>> well, 76 today. now, it could be even warmer tomorrow. we'll show you the wakeup weather. yes, we'll have fog. we won't be as widespread as we were this morning. but you might want to allow a little extra time. that'll be at 5:00 and the low 60s here for you by 9:00. we'll come back and talk about the possibility of the record highs for you tomorrow and we checked the weekend forecast. we'll talk about that too. >>> new information tonight. at least one person has died after a commercial building came crumbling down on the upper manhattan this morning. three construction workers were buried alive by the concrete steel and brick. firefighters were working feverishly to free the victims. two survived, but they had pretty serious injuries. the building commissioner believes that a cut in the beam is what caused it. >> a raw emotion for you at the end of the murder trial. relatives of the murder victim erupt in disbelief and enraged this view afte
. >>> plus, mitt romney's opponent takes advantage of his campaign staff. the latest political blender. topper? >>> well, 76 today. now, it could be even warmer tomorrow. we'll show you the wakeup weather. yes, we'll have fog. we won't be as widespread as we were this morning. but you might want to allow a little extra time. that'll be at 5:00 and the low 60s here for you by 9:00. we'll come back and talk about the possibility of the record highs for you tomorrow and we...
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. >>> mitt romney has won the washington state republican caucuses. he defeated rick perry and ron paul who were battling for second place tonight. newt gingrich, he trailed further behind. 40 delegates are at stake. now on tuesday, that's the big prize. more than 400 delegates up for grabs and voting takes place in some seven -- make that ten states. >>> d.c. businessman jeffrey thompson raise big money for most of the district's recent mayors and council members. last night the fbi and irs raided thompson's home in northwest washington. people close to him believe he's under investigation because prosecutors want to know if all the dollars steered to local campaigns were legal. aftercommando troublearmando trull got reaction today. >> reporter: according to published reports, thompson, his many companies, employees, associates and contractors have contributed over $730,000 in the last ten years alone. orange, $100,000, mayor gray, $90,000. council chair kwame brown, $33,000. just about every sitting member of the council except for tommy wells has g
. >>> mitt romney has won the washington state republican caucuses. he defeated rick perry and ron paul who were battling for second place tonight. newt gingrich, he trailed further behind. 40 delegates are at stake. now on tuesday, that's the big prize. more than 400 delegates up for grabs and voting takes place in some seven -- make that ten states. >>> d.c. businessman jeffrey thompson raise big money for most of the district's recent mayors and council members. last night...
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go head to head with romney, he would win. newt gingrich, though, says he is not leaving the race. >> we think the folks in mississippi and alabama are going to vote for the conservative that represents their values that can present the best contrast with president obama. >> we are going to get a lot of delegates in mississippi and alabama. >> governor romney joins the others back on the trail today. santorum took a win in kansas. romney now has 454 delegates, twice as many as santorum, gingrich and ron paul combined. but a long way away from the 1144 needed to win the nomination. >>> time for the latest your money report this morning. >>> jessica doyle joins us with a look at wall street. >>> we are hoping for the best. wall street really focusing in on the state of the economy this week. one major event tomorrow. the federal reserve is expected to keep short-term interest rates unchanged. we had positive news about the greek debt crisis. checking the nuns the dow this morning at -- the numbers the dow this morning up, the na
go head to head with romney, he would win. newt gingrich, though, says he is not leaving the race. >> we think the folks in mississippi and alabama are going to vote for the conservative that represents their values that can present the best contrast with president obama. >> we are going to get a lot of delegates in mississippi and alabama. >> governor romney joins the others back on the trail today. santorum took a win in kansas. romney now has 454 delegates, twice as many as...
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now romney is trying to reassure conservatives he won't be running to the center. >> i'm running as a conservative republican. i was a conservative republican governor. i will be running as a conservative nominee for president that the policies and positions are the same. >> that should be comforting to all you who are voting in this primary that whoever you're going to vote for is going to be a completely new candidate. >> rick santorum jumped on the romney campaign gaffe at his campaign stops in louisiana while holding his primary this saturday. however, romney did pick up a key endorsement from former florida governor jeb bush. >> a crowd mass in manhattan to show their support for the parents of trayvon martin. the teenager was shot and killed last month but police have not charged the shooter, a neighborhood watch captain who says he fired in self-defense. that man george zimmerman once lived in northern virginia. 9news now reporter delia goncalves joins us live with more. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. we spoke to a former neighbor of george zimmerman wh
now romney is trying to reassure conservatives he won't be running to the center. >> i'm running as a conservative republican. i was a conservative republican governor. i will be running as a conservative nominee for president that the policies and positions are the same. >> that should be comforting to all you who are voting in this primary that whoever you're going to vote for is going to be a completely new candidate. >> rick santorum jumped on the romney campaign gaffe at...
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gingrich both had etch a sketches at some of the campaign appearances yesterday and that's after a mitt romney aide compared starting the general election push to the toy saying you can shake it up and start all over again. good for stock prices for etch a sketch as well. >>> well, soon it will be maryland and d.c.'s turn to have a say in the campaign election season. tomorrow early voting for the primaries begins in both jurisdictions and here to talk more about early voting and the april 3ed primary are marge rhee public information officer for the montgomery county board of elections and allison mclaughlin public affairs manager for the d.c. board of elections, thank you both for getting up this early in the morning, we appreciate that. allison we'll begin in d.c.. how many centers will the district have open beginning tomorrow and what are the hours? >> we have eight sites, one in each ward of the city. the hours are 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. >> this is an early voting situation, do i have to go to the precinct site in order to cast an early ballot or anywhere in the city? >> you can go to an
gingrich both had etch a sketches at some of the campaign appearances yesterday and that's after a mitt romney aide compared starting the general election push to the toy saying you can shake it up and start all over again. good for stock prices for etch a sketch as well. >>> well, soon it will be maryland and d.c.'s turn to have a say in the campaign election season. tomorrow early voting for the primaries begins in both jurisdictions and here to talk more about early voting and the...
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mitt romney stopped in maryland last week, rick santorum has not stopped in maryland recently. >>> and locally the fight for the democratic nomination in maryland's sixth district is heating up. garagiola and delaney lead a pack of democrats in the race. roscoe bartlett is the incumbent but the district was redrawn. >>> expect one more big day of protests outside the u.s. supreme court. that's where justices are hearing oral arguments over president obama's health care reform law for a third and final day. and some of the exchanges tuesday have analysts guessing the law could be in trouble. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live outside the supreme court with details, good morning delia. why do they think it's in trouble? >> reporter: good -- well, you know there was some heated exchanges yesterday but we should remember that a decision, a final decision, won't come down until june but of course that being said, five of the conservative justices yesterday did seem to express some concern that government could be overstepping its bounds. the government talked about the potential sli
mitt romney stopped in maryland last week, rick santorum has not stopped in maryland recently. >>> and locally the fight for the democratic nomination in maryland's sixth district is heating up. garagiola and delaney lead a pack of democrats in the race. roscoe bartlett is the incumbent but the district was redrawn. >>> expect one more big day of protests outside the u.s. supreme court. that's where justices are hearing oral arguments over president obama's health care reform...
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we talked about how disastrous it would be for mitt romney to lose michigan. he didn't lose, but did his narrow win leave perhaps a super tuesday window for your two guests to crawl through? >> i love that. i've never heard it quite that said way, derek, but that sounds pretty good to me. i tell you this. i think mitt romney is going to have as hard of time in ohio, which is one of the big prizes on tuesday, as he did in michigan. that thing out there, it's narrowing, but right now rick santorum has a just tiny bit of a lead. i think newt gingrich is looking pretty good in his homestate of georgia which will be another of the big prizes on super tuesday. he may win there. santorum is looking pretty good in tennessee. so i think the bottom line here is a lot of us maybe three months ago thought that this thing would be wrapped up on super tuesday. i think it's not going to be quite that super. i think this race is going to go on for a while and nobody's got a lock on it yet. >> you mentioned rick santorum and there are those who think he actually gave away mich
we talked about how disastrous it would be for mitt romney to lose michigan. he didn't lose, but did his narrow win leave perhaps a super tuesday window for your two guests to crawl through? >> i love that. i've never heard it quite that said way, derek, but that sounds pretty good to me. i tell you this. i think mitt romney is going to have as hard of time in ohio, which is one of the big prizes on tuesday, as he did in michigan. that thing out there, it's narrowing, but right now rick...
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. >> said mitt romney is the worst republican in the country, is that true? >> what speech did you listen to? >> right here. >> stop lying. quit distorting our words. if i see it, it's bull. come on, man. >> okay. santorum did try to clarify, saying romney couldn't take on president obama when it comes to healthcare. >>> pope benedict xvi is in cuba tonight. he got to the city of santiago this afternoon after paying a visit to mexico and he'll hold a mass there tonight. he's trying to attract roman catholic followers in a country until recently was officially atheists. the pope is in havana tomorrow and plans to celebrate mass in the revolution plaza on wednesday. guys, how is it out there? >> it's nice. it's a little cooler. i got the wusa9 weather app and it's saying there's a freeze warning tonight. >> here's what is weird about that. the growing season hasn't started so we shouldn't have to issue one, but everything is three weeks ahead of schedule. >> it's way ahead. >> here's the deal. everybody is under a freeze warning except for st. mary's county and
. >> said mitt romney is the worst republican in the country, is that true? >> what speech did you listen to? >> right here. >> stop lying. quit distorting our words. if i see it, it's bull. come on, man. >> okay. santorum did try to clarify, saying romney couldn't take on president obama when it comes to healthcare. >>> pope benedict xvi is in cuba tonight. he got to the city of santiago this afternoon after paying a visit to mexico and he'll hold a mass...
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two show romney is up. one has santorum hanging onto the lead. >>> the hospital cafeteria worker in arlington under arrest tonight accused of tying up a manager and threatening her with knife. now police say albert murray tried to leave the scene in a waiting cab with the cafeteria safe stashed in the truck. this all went down saturday night at virginia hospital center. investigators say the cab driver got mad when murray tried to load the safe into its trunk. there was a confrontation and murray was arrested after a short chase. kind of wild. >> yeah. >> this is what you think as march, sunshine, snow shower, then sunshine and kind of blustery. that's what it. is another snow went south of us. two weeks we had a snow if south of us and not that far south. south of culpeper they had 5 inches of snow. let's take you out to buchanan, virginia, which is west, northwest of lynchburg, a little northeast of roanoke. they had anywhere from 5 to 9 inches and look how fast and furious it came down. it was really a w
two show romney is up. one has santorum hanging onto the lead. >>> the hospital cafeteria worker in arlington under arrest tonight accused of tying up a manager and threatening her with knife. now police say albert murray tried to leave the scene in a waiting cab with the cafeteria safe stashed in the truck. this all went down saturday night at virginia hospital center. investigators say the cab driver got mad when murray tried to load the safe into its trunk. there was a confrontation...
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. >>> a big endorsement on the horizon for mitt romney in campaign 2012. former president george h.w. bush is expected to throw his support behind the republican tomorrow. a spokesperson for the romney campaign says the two will appear together at an event in houston near the 41st president's home. >>> newt gingrich is wrapping up an appearance at georgetown university tonight. he spoke to a group of students about social security reform. it's the republican candidate's first appearance since he cut about 1/3 of his campaign staff and about in an hour ron paul is expected to speak at the university of maryland. both maryland and d.c. hold their primaries this tuesday. >>> still ahead tonight another potential snag for the silver line. we'll tell you what's at stake. >> it sounds like science fiction, but the pentagon has actually developed a ray gun. they sent it to afghanistan, but many in the military refuse to use it. we'll show it to you tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> prices at the punch have officially turned -- pump have officially turned painf
. >>> a big endorsement on the horizon for mitt romney in campaign 2012. former president george h.w. bush is expected to throw his support behind the republican tomorrow. a spokesperson for the romney campaign says the two will appear together at an event in houston near the 41st president's home. >>> newt gingrich is wrapping up an appearance at georgetown university tonight. he spoke to a group of students about social security reform. it's the republican candidate's first...
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romney and santorum spent the day and about tri-state touting their blue-collar and business credentials. >> i walked away from the jobs and we were living down to saving -- living down to our savings. >> of the people i've debated the economy or talked about in subcommittee meetings i've been in it. >> romney is enjoying a late boost the endorsements. there are even rowboat calls on -- from former first lady barbara bush. but he has hit another snag for an out that he wrote of how the president should follow some of his lead. >> i need an emphatic yes from you that you will repeal obamacare. >> why would i not? >> but santorum has his own issues. in virginia, he's not on the ballot and missed part of the deadline in tennessee. don't forget newt gingrich and ron paul. >> i've than 15 interviews around the country today. >> and you will need a calculator tomorrow to figure it all out. very few of the states are winner-take-all. in a lot of cases, the delegates are handed out by who wins which district and sometimes the state awards more delegates if you won the popular vote. the math is v
romney and santorum spent the day and about tri-state touting their blue-collar and business credentials. >> i walked away from the jobs and we were living down to saving -- living down to our savings. >> of the people i've debated the economy or talked about in subcommittee meetings i've been in it. >> romney is enjoying a late boost the endorsements. there are even rowboat calls on -- from former first lady barbara bush. but he has hit another snag for an out that he wrote...
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a major victory for mitt romney. he picked up the endorsement of former toward a governor and jeb bush moments ago. bush is calling on republicans to get united behind romney. this is after the gop front- runner won the illinois primary last night. he will be in our area today. his opponents are not giving up. >> mitt romney is in maryland today riding high on the campaign trail after his big victory in illinois. the former governor sounded more like the nominee than a name in a field of candidates. >> i'm offering a real choice and a new beginning. i am running for president because i have the experience and vision to get us out of this mess. >> with a number of big midwest victories, calls for the other candidates to leave are growing, but all three seem to be pushing forward. rick santorum is shifting its focus to louisiana where he's looking to land the conservative votes in saturday's contest. >> we need someone with a strong consistent record, who will not change with the wind. >> and trying to rally the conser
a major victory for mitt romney. he picked up the endorsement of former toward a governor and jeb bush moments ago. bush is calling on republicans to get united behind romney. this is after the gop front- runner won the illinois primary last night. he will be in our area today. his opponents are not giving up. >> mitt romney is in maryland today riding high on the campaign trail after his big victory in illinois. the former governor sounded more like the nominee than a name in a field of...
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reanalysis a after tomorrow mitt romney could have an insurmountable lead in delegates. he's expected to win several states including vermont and massachusetts. recent polls show him losing to rick santorum in the all important battleground state of ohio. >> we could have a good day tomorrow in ohio. what do you think? rick santorum also spent his morning stomping around the buckeyes state. he told voters he needs their support to stay in the race. >> don't listen to the polls or the media hype and all the things about what this race is about. just focus on whether we want a man who can stand up and paint a very different vision for this country. >> with nearly 20% of delegates up for grabs on super tuesday none of the 10 states in place can be overlooked, including georgia, the stage with the most delegates on the table, also the state where gingrich leads in the polls. >> this will go on for a good while. governor romney has outspent all the rest of us if by multiples is the front-runner without any question, but he is not a very convincing front-runner and is a long w
reanalysis a after tomorrow mitt romney could have an insurmountable lead in delegates. he's expected to win several states including vermont and massachusetts. recent polls show him losing to rick santorum in the all important battleground state of ohio. >> we could have a good day tomorrow in ohio. what do you think? rick santorum also spent his morning stomping around the buckeyes state. he told voters he needs their support to stay in the race. >> don't listen to the polls or...
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and two, you really think mitt romney missed an opportunity here? >> i think is has legs when the republican wanting to be talking about the economy and taking on barack obama, it's welcome more center ring. that just taking away time. i think mitt romney missed a huge opportunity, basically take on rush limbaugh. say this is not the kind of thing we want in our political discourse. and basically use it as a turn to go back against barack obama and say we need to unify the country. i think mitt romney is a bit risk -- >> that's right, he doesn't want to take the risk. it sure looking coming off that winning rush, five wins in a row. probably going to win the most states tomorrow. almost certainly the most delegates. can at the put it away tomorrow? >> i don't think he can put it away tomorrow. it's beginning to be pressure from people to say it's time for this thing to end. i don't think it will go away because the delegates will still go on. if he's successful, it will put the conversation down. >> and newt gingrich will stay in if he wins georgia,
and two, you really think mitt romney missed an opportunity here? >> i think is has legs when the republican wanting to be talking about the economy and taking on barack obama, it's welcome more center ring. that just taking away time. i think mitt romney missed a huge opportunity, basically take on rush limbaugh. say this is not the kind of thing we want in our political discourse. and basically use it as a turn to go back against barack obama and say we need to unify the country. i...
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romney is now towing progress uniting the party. he has won the endorsement of jeb bush and freedom works is now committed to helping romney defee the president. but full in louisiana, which votes saturday, got new am mission from romney's communications director who was asked if romney has been pushed too far for the right for the general election by his primary rivals and said, quote, i think you hit a reset butt phone to the fall campaign. everything changes. it is almost like an etch a sketch. can you kind of shake it up and restart all over again. santorum tweeted a photo of himself with an etch a sketch. >> you are looking for someone who writes what they believe in in stone and stays true to what they say. >> he told fox news how the race will be reset when the nomination is clinched, not romney as policies. >> you will notice that the pictures aren't permanent. there is nothing locked down. you can redo it any time you want. >> santorum aides showed up and passed out etch a sketches at romney's rallies. romney angrily brushe
romney is now towing progress uniting the party. he has won the endorsement of jeb bush and freedom works is now committed to helping romney defee the president. but full in louisiana, which votes saturday, got new am mission from romney's communications director who was asked if romney has been pushed too far for the right for the general election by his primary rivals and said, quote, i think you hit a reset butt phone to the fall campaign. everything changes. it is almost like an etch a...
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he and mitt romney here in virginia. in the meantime think the other candidates are not focusing too much on virginia. they are focusing on other states. greeting support are in ohio at a up to hall campaign event, mitt romney is hoping to cash in on his momentum. >> this is best place again for entrepreneurs and innovators and job creators because i want more good jobs and i want rising incomes again. that is what it is all about. >> reporter: rick santorum also campaigning in the buck sigh state once hay comfortable lead here but going into super tuesday, he and romney are polling in a practical dead heat. >> this is an opportunity for ohio to stand up for the values that made this country great. >> reporter: santorum is hoping to wrestle away some of the conservative vote from gingrich. gingrich is enjoying a double digit lead in his home state of georgia and says the poll numbers and supporters are growing in other states as well. >> a poll came out in tennessee that we are surging and gained 17 points in a week. >>
he and mitt romney here in virginia. in the meantime think the other candidates are not focusing too much on virginia. they are focusing on other states. greeting support are in ohio at a up to hall campaign event, mitt romney is hoping to cash in on his momentum. >> this is best place again for entrepreneurs and innovators and job creators because i want more good jobs and i want rising incomes again. that is what it is all about. >> reporter: rick santorum also campaigning in the...
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rick santorum is looking to continue his winning streak in the south and slow mitt romney's momentum. some polls show santorum with a slight lead. >>> a video of a bizarre fight at a howard county high school has gone viral and it's also led to assault charges. fox 5's karen gray houston is in the newsroom with details. >> believe it or not, the fight was between a man wearing a ski mask and a student who was identified as a football player. the whole thing was caught on tape and is now all over the internet. it happened wednesday outside long reach high in columbia, maryland. the masked man swung at the student but missed. the student then punched the guy out. the caption under the video posted online said assaulted for throwing a french fry. people who saw the fight or heard about it were stunned. >> everybody come the believe that he got knocked out, that he really was on the floor asleep. >> i just think that, you know, it happens at all schools, maybe not a guy showing up in a ski mask. >> really, but a dad going to fight a battle for his daughter and was it really her father? po
rick santorum is looking to continue his winning streak in the south and slow mitt romney's momentum. some polls show santorum with a slight lead. >>> a video of a bizarre fight at a howard county high school has gone viral and it's also led to assault charges. fox 5's karen gray houston is in the newsroom with details. >> believe it or not, the fight was between a man wearing a ski mask and a student who was identified as a football player. the whole thing was caught on tape and...
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romney supported the defeated amendment that went down today in the senate. >>> and fox 5 monitoring metro tonight. the transit agency out with a new report showing the decline in serious crime. and chording to the report, there were nearly 1900 serious crimes in 2010, compared to 2200 the year before and some crimes on bis, parking lots, and motor vehicle thefts were at a five-year low last year. and we need your help monitoring metro, send us an e- mail at fox5metro@gmail.com. >>> and gas prices continuing to rise. the pain at the pump is the key issue. president obama spent the day in an election battleground state promoting his plans to bost domestic energy production. several gop candidates said the president is part of the problem and not the solution. they're working to shore up the support ahead of next week's supertuesday contest. fox 5s jennifer davis has the latest from the campaign trail. >> reporter: as gas prices take center stage in the election, president obama tours a new hampshire college shop and brings his message to a small state with a big election impact. >> an
romney supported the defeated amendment that went down today in the senate. >>> and fox 5 monitoring metro tonight. the transit agency out with a new report showing the decline in serious crime. and chording to the report, there were nearly 1900 serious crimes in 2010, compared to 2200 the year before and some crimes on bis, parking lots, and motor vehicle thefts were at a five-year low last year. and we need your help monitoring metro, send us an e- mail at fox5metro@gmail.com....
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mitt romney has far more assumed delegates in the race. "the washington post"/abc news poll, 66% would be fine with romney and 69% would be fine with santorum. the polls in alabama and mississippi have the two in a close race with newt gingrich. and they hold the -- they will push plans for the economy and energy tomorrow. >> we want to make sure to have a candidate going up against president obama who can make the case about energy in our future who can draw a sharp contrast. >> i believe it's essential for the united states to have an american energy policy. i believe it's essential we establish the goal of being the most productive oil producer in the world and natural gas know it's part of the fifth grade and i sometimes wonder why he does the things he does and they're not good for america if they're not creating jobs or not raising income, not getting the gas that we can ford. >> and analysts believe they splitting the votes. santorum would gain favor if gingrich would drop out. >>> we heard donald trump and know he's a savvy busines
mitt romney has far more assumed delegates in the race. "the washington post"/abc news poll, 66% would be fine with romney and 69% would be fine with santorum. the polls in alabama and mississippi have the two in a close race with newt gingrich. and they hold the -- they will push plans for the economy and energy tomorrow. >> we want to make sure to have a candidate going up against president obama who can make the case about energy in our future who can draw a sharp contrast....
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. >>> and could president obama beat mitt romney if the election were held today? the results are still ahead. . >> an embarrassing mood for nike. the company is apologizing after some shows came out and ruffled a few feathers. the shoe's colors earned them the nickname by some stores, the black and tans. the name is supposed to refer to the drink created by mixing stout and logger. that come -- and lauger, coming from the name of the british parliamentary forces in ireland. a group becoming infamous in the no one 20s for attacking civilians. [ gunshots ] >>> oh. >> uh-huh. >> if you thought free throws were tough, take a look at this. the team who sank this 193- footer was hovering in a helicopter. the viral video appears real because of the multiple angles shown and that still may not be enough for a world record. a similar video claims to show a shot from 219 fight. >>> yeah. >> and the wizards could use someone like that. >>> and thanks for joining us at 5. >> the news edge at 6 starts right now. >>> it's been law for two weeks. same-sex marriage in marylan
. >>> and could president obama beat mitt romney if the election were held today? the results are still ahead. . >> an embarrassing mood for nike. the company is apologizing after some shows came out and ruffled a few feathers. the shoe's colors earned them the nickname by some stores, the black and tans. the name is supposed to refer to the drink created by mixing stout and logger. that come -- and lauger, coming from the name of the british parliamentary forces in ireland....
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a new poll gives mitt romney the best chance of winning that spot right now. nationally, he pulled out an 11 point lead. his closest competitor. >> what we need in leadership is individuals who will tell the truth and who will live with integrity. i will not embarrass you in the white house. >> in ohio, a crucial state on the way to the republican nomination, polls show rick santorum has the edge. >> we think our grass roots effort and the energy we have in this campaign is going to turn in a very good report for us on super tuesday. >> and newt gingrich is focusing on southern states, hoping his party's conservative base there will keep his campaign alive. >> i believe we need dramatic change and i believe it's possible to rally the american people with a clear vision of a better future. >> after taking a little time off, ron paul is back on the campaign trail. he's in washington state now looking for some support. in the nation's capital, jennifer davis, fox news. >> there is a new movement to keep marion barry out of the national spotlight. political commen
a new poll gives mitt romney the best chance of winning that spot right now. nationally, he pulled out an 11 point lead. his closest competitor. >> what we need in leadership is individuals who will tell the truth and who will live with integrity. i will not embarrass you in the white house. >> in ohio, a crucial state on the way to the republican nomination, polls show rick santorum has the edge. >> we think our grass roots effort and the energy we have in this campaign is...
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. >> reporter: mitt romney and chris santorum chris crossed delaware. romney is favored in northern more populated areas of the state, including chicago. >> one of the people running for the republican nomination today said that he doesn't care about the unemployment rate. that doesn't bother him. i do care about the unemployment rate. >> reporter: rick santorum expected to perform stronger in rural and more conservative downstate illinois. >> the unsuccessful degree of the state of massachusetts is one of the worst job creators in the four years. >> reporter: the increased pressure in the race has the two campaigns trading more criticisms of one another on healthcare and the economy. >> and this is that important state to show you can appeal to all of the voters. >> reporter: newt gingrich is vokeusing -- focusing on louisiana where the vote is saturday. >> my most standards, people would accept that i am a much better debater than romney or santorum. >> reporter: the former house speaker spent mormony in february than he raised. the texas congressman
. >> reporter: mitt romney and chris santorum chris crossed delaware. romney is favored in northern more populated areas of the state, including chicago. >> one of the people running for the republican nomination today said that he doesn't care about the unemployment rate. that doesn't bother him. i do care about the unemployment rate. >> reporter: rick santorum expected to perform stronger in rural and more conservative downstate illinois. >> the unsuccessful degree of...
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. >>> a big boost for mitt romney with the win in the illinois primary. he defeesed rick santorum. he polled 47% of the vote compared to the 35 and romney picked up 41 delegates and santorum claims his base remains strong. >> and we're going to pick up a boat load of delegates. >> each day we move closer to victor and a better america join us. >> up next, the louisiana primary on saturday. >>> and former governor jeb bush endorsed mitt romney. he has a higher profile than most governors and in a statement -- a statement, he said it's time for republicans to push their support behind romney. >>> actor robert dinero said he meant no offense. he said america may not be ready for a white first lady. his remarks were not meant to offend or embarrass anyone. newt gingrich complained the reference to republican candidates was inexcusable and demanded an apology from president obama. mrs. obama called the joke inappropriate. >>> a special moment for a prince georges community college student. he posted this video. he is deaf and when the president approached his spot in the line, he signed
. >>> a big boost for mitt romney with the win in the illinois primary. he defeesed rick santorum. he polled 47% of the vote compared to the 35 and romney picked up 41 delegates and santorum claims his base remains strong. >> and we're going to pick up a boat load of delegates. >> each day we move closer to victor and a better america join us. >> up next, the louisiana primary on saturday. >>> and former governor jeb bush endorsed mitt romney. he has a higher...
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the comments that the country might be better off with re-electing president obama instead of mitt romney. he will support whoever is the republican nominee. another note from the santorum campaign, secret service is investigating an incident at a campaign stop at a louisiana gun range this morning as the candidate fired a 45-caliber semi automatic pistol. a woman in the audience shouted pretend it's obama. santorum was wearing protective earmuffs and said he didn't hear it calls it absurd. >>> all four candidates are campaigning in louisiana today. the primary tomorrow. newt gingrich and rick santorum invested the most energy there. santorum is looking to income his streak of wins in the south. -- wins in the south. >>> and on the second anniversary of president obama's healthcare law, both sides are still at odds. vice president joe biden spoke about the administration's commitment to preserving healthcare for seniors and saying that the healthcare law extended the life of medicare. republicans want to repeal the law before it's up and&running. >> and the simple path you preserve medica
the comments that the country might be better off with re-electing president obama instead of mitt romney. he will support whoever is the republican nominee. another note from the santorum campaign, secret service is investigating an incident at a campaign stop at a louisiana gun range this morning as the candidate fired a 45-caliber semi automatic pistol. a woman in the audience shouted pretend it's obama. santorum was wearing protective earmuffs and said he didn't hear it calls it absurd....
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the republican establishment is increasingly coalescing around romney. largely out of fear and extended fight for the nomination that can hurt the party's chances against obama. mitt romney getting endorsements from utah senator mike lee and california congressman kevin mccarthy and, perhaps, more importantly, gained the support of a former delegate of john huntsman. in new york, julie banderas, fox news. >> and president obama is warning north korea and iran they will be further isolateed if they refuse to cooperate with the international community and he made the remarks at the nuclear security summit in south korea and this is as he tells russia's president he will have flexibility to deal with contentious issues. the president's prediction picked up by an open mic, without either leader realizing it. >> my last election, i have more flexibility. and -- [ indiscernible ] >> the white house said the president's words reflect the reality that domestic political concerns in the u.s. and russia this year would make it difficult to fully address the long-s
the republican establishment is increasingly coalescing around romney. largely out of fear and extended fight for the nomination that can hurt the party's chances against obama. mitt romney getting endorsements from utah senator mike lee and california congressman kevin mccarthy and, perhaps, more importantly, gained the support of a former delegate of john huntsman. in new york, julie banderas, fox news. >> and president obama is warning north korea and iran they will be further...
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if, however, we get to june 26th and governor romney doesn't have a majority, i think he will then have one of the most interesting open conventions in american history. >> and just a remindder, maryland's primary is next tuesday. >>> and tell you what, i stepped outside today. to take my son to school. i popped it back in and got a different color. >> it was cold. >> it was. >> and after we were spoiled for so long. it's hard to get used to the cold temperatures again, gary. >> that's right, the froze warning this morning kind of took everyone by surprise, i think. >> uh-huh. >> if you watched it, you knew. >> we knew about it. >> and i am sure there were some people who didn't. not everyone watched. we almost have everybody. >> what? >> there are like four people. >> all right, come o. [ laughter ] >> that's right. call them, shawn. i'm doing the weather, you give them a call. and listen, this is what is going on. we reached a high temperature so far for the day, at least the highest temperature that we have seen so far on the hourly at national, and that is 55. i checked to see if th
if, however, we get to june 26th and governor romney doesn't have a majority, i think he will then have one of the most interesting open conventions in american history. >> and just a remindder, maryland's primary is next tuesday. >>> and tell you what, i stepped outside today. to take my son to school. i popped it back in and got a different color. >> it was cold. >> it was. >> and after we were spoiled for so long. it's hard to get used to the cold...
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bush would welcome romney to the houston office some time today. the former first lady barbara bush endorsed romney and recorded robo calls for him. the former florida governor jeb bush endorsed romney last week. >>> the pope met with fidel castro a half hour on this final day of the visit and drew hundreds of thousands of people to revolution square. the pope demanded greater freedom for the catholic church in cuba and called for an end to the country's isolation. >>> >> reporter: if you have kids who are still in school, they're going to love this next story. coming up. >>> why some researchers say homework is overrated. >>> a student waiting for her dad to return from home from overseas gets the surprise of a lifetime. >> stay with us. ay with us. . >> a brand new study is that should have brought a lot of interest from parents, teachers, and students. researchers from australia find that homework offers the benefit to students. the study from sidney university's education faculty claims that elementary school homework offers no beg your par
bush would welcome romney to the houston office some time today. the former first lady barbara bush endorsed romney and recorded robo calls for him. the former florida governor jeb bush endorsed romney last week. >>> the pope met with fidel castro a half hour on this final day of the visit and drew hundreds of thousands of people to revolution square. the pope demanded greater freedom for the catholic church in cuba and called for an end to the country's isolation. >>>...
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american university political science professor says romney should come out on top. >> mitt romney is going to do well on tuesday in maryland. he's going to do very well. he's going to win most of those delegates. >> i'm ben and both my grandfather. >> incumbent u.s. senator is facing his first reelection. politicalguy.com shows five other candidates also running for the democratic nomination, but on the republican side, there are nine candidates on the ballot. heavily favored. >> ben should be a shoe in. the only way he is in danger is if larger events the economy washes out the obama administration. >> i'll fight to pass a balanced budget amendment. >> rosco is getting a lot of attention this year. mainly because his sixth district was redrawn, giving it northern montgomery county. politicalguy.com shows bart let facing off with six challengers while five candidates are squaring off on the democratic side. >> and that's going to make it a lot more difficult for him to win. a couple strong democrats who are at each other's throats with a highly negative campaign. one should become vi
american university political science professor says romney should come out on top. >> mitt romney is going to do well on tuesday in maryland. he's going to do very well. he's going to win most of those delegates. >> i'm ben and both my grandfather. >> incumbent u.s. senator is facing his first reelection. politicalguy.com shows five other candidates also running for the democratic nomination, but on the republican side, there are nine candidates on the ballot. heavily...
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that is where mitt romney was once governor. ohio's 66 delegate will be decided that day as well. >>> he's accused of killing three high school students and now we're learning more about the life of an ohio teen before he pulled the trigger. >>> plus two entertainment powerhouses oprah and lady gaga joining forces to help kids from being bullied, their plan next. call her. ok. [ cellphone rings ] hey. you haven't left yet. no. i'm boarding now... what's up? last time. [ engine turns over ] oooohhhh...sweet. [ male announcer ] the chevy cruze with the mychevrolet app. oh. [ horn honks ] >>> neighbors say the teenager accused in that ohio school shooting had been doing well since he came to live with his grandparents and switched to alternative school. t.j. lane reportedly admitted to firing 10 shots into his former high school cafeteria monday. he lived with his grandparents after struggling with family problems. the neighbors say he seemed happy and well adjusted. the gun may have come from his grandfa
that is where mitt romney was once governor. ohio's 66 delegate will be decided that day as well. >>> he's accused of killing three high school students and now we're learning more about the life of an ohio teen before he pulled the trigger. >>> plus two entertainment powerhouses oprah and lady gaga joining forces to help kids from being bullied, their plan next. call her. ok. [ cellphone rings ] hey. you haven't left yet. no. i'm boarding now......
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it wasn't romney himself and here is santorum saying it doesn't make any difference whether it's romney or barack obama who is the next president. most republicans don't think that. they think that the job one is to get barack obama and his policies out of office. i think they're going to react badly to santorum's remarks and i think that's why you see him trying to walk them back. >> he is in the lead going into louisiana. how much will this hurt him? >> well, not in louisiana. i think it's a state -- it's actually become very predictable depending on the voter makeup. if a state is overwhelmingly very conservative, if there are a lot of evangelicals, if there are a lot of strong conservatives, santorum tends to do well. if there are people who have a little bit more money, are somewhat more moderate in their position, better educated, then romney does well. louisiana would seem to be right up santorum's alley, this comment to the contemporary not withstanding. >> certainly a week of backtracking. let's talk about who is coming up sunday. >> we'll look ahead to the general election and
it wasn't romney himself and here is santorum saying it doesn't make any difference whether it's romney or barack obama who is the next president. most republicans don't think that. they think that the job one is to get barack obama and his policies out of office. i think they're going to react badly to santorum's remarks and i think that's why you see him trying to walk them back. >> he is in the lead going into louisiana. how much will this hurt him? >> well, not in louisiana. i...
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. >>> results are in from wyomings republican caucuses, mitt romney won the nonbinding vote with 39%, rick santorum came in 2nd with 32%, ron paul won 21% and newt gingrich walked away with 8% wyoming holds two weeks of caucuses that ended yesterday. next week delegates will be chosen for the republican national convention. >> likely to be a sticking point for voters, rising gas prices, today president barack obama heads to new hampshire to shore up support for a second term that is the hope he is expected to talk about stripping away tax breaks for oil and gas companies and also on capital hill, a couple members of congress are calling on the white house to tap into the nations strategic oil reserve. >> >> i don't know what it is being used for, we are unlikely to have a nuclear war with the soviet union. >> as far as releasing oil from the strategic reserve the last time it happened was last year during the conflict with libya the white house won't say whether it is being considered now. >> allison the senate is voting to day on a part of president obama's health care law that requi
. >>> results are in from wyomings republican caucuses, mitt romney won the nonbinding vote with 39%, rick santorum came in 2nd with 32%, ron paul won 21% and newt gingrich walked away with 8% wyoming holds two weeks of caucuses that ended yesterday. next week delegates will be chosen for the republican national convention. >> likely to be a sticking point for voters, rising gas prices, today president barack obama heads to new hampshire to shore up support for a second term that...
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a ventry a win for romney -- century a win for romney could all but close out the nominating process. >>> an issue to play out in the polls is gas prices the cost of a gallon is up 12¢ over the past 2 weeks while some suggest president barack obama may be responsible for the high fuel costs others say that is not the case. >>> the president has been president because the gasoline doubled not exactly what he might have hoped for he says it is not my fault. >> gas prices fluctuate under every president they were over $4 a gallon under president bush not far before he left office these things go up and down regardless of party and president there is only so much a president can do. >> some experts say there is a chance prices could fall due in part to relatively soft consumer demand and increase in supply. >>> it is 7:09 a.m. on this monday morning check your time make sure you are at the right time, signs of spring starting to pop up around our region not necessarily a good thing we will explain next. >> still ahead a local group trying to stop the irs from putting new regulations on t
a ventry a win for romney -- century a win for romney could all but close out the nominating process. >>> an issue to play out in the polls is gas prices the cost of a gallon is up 12¢ over the past 2 weeks while some suggest president barack obama may be responsible for the high fuel costs others say that is not the case. >>> the president has been president because the gasoline doubled not exactly what he might have hoped for he says it is not my fault. >> gas prices...
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. >> reporter: mitt romney meantime is riding a wave. his wins in arizona and michigan have given him a big bump in one recent nationwide poll. 16 points ahead of rick santorum. the supertuesday and its ten states in play now loom large with both ron paul and newt gingrich hoping to pick up delegates. and gingrich says his home state of georgia is a must win. >> we have to win -- let employee just be clear, i have to win georgia i think to be credible in the race but if i win georgia, the following week we go to alabama and mississippi, i think i'll win both of those and we have a good opportunity to win in kansas. >> reporter: but while republicans go around the country, president obama enjoys the advantages of incumbency and a fundraising machine now working nonstop. the one thing republicans have going for them apparently is enthusiasm. a poll shows that gop enthusiasm is up over four years ago and democrats appear to be less enthusiastic than they were in 2008. all of that can challenge. in washington, doug lieu doug luzader, fox 5 m
. >> reporter: mitt romney meantime is riding a wave. his wins in arizona and michigan have given him a big bump in one recent nationwide poll. 16 points ahead of rick santorum. the supertuesday and its ten states in play now loom large with both ron paul and newt gingrich hoping to pick up delegates. and gingrich says his home state of georgia is a must win. >> we have to win -- let employee just be clear, i have to win georgia i think to be credible in the race but if i win...
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delegate leader mitt romney is ahead in most polls lack of campaign organization has his biggest rival rick santorum already going into today's primary at a disadvantage. doug luzader reports. >> this will be a real test for the romney campaign today they are hoping to pile on more delegates in what has become a protracted battle. mitt romney has a lot riding on illinois today, he is not yet the nominee but more and more he is playing the part going after president obama. >> he is out of ideas, out of excuses in 2012 we got to make sure he is out of office. >> rick santorum is his biggest threat even though recent polls show him lagging and newt gingrich and ron paul are well behind santorum romney vastly out spent everyone in illinois a 7-1 advantage over santorum alone. >> we have seen in past elections money just doesn't buy elections and if it did you know mitt romney would have sewed up this nomination a long time ago he has been out spending all the candidates and it is not winning the election. >>> santorum has another problem he is off the ballot in a number of illinois congres
delegate leader mitt romney is ahead in most polls lack of campaign organization has his biggest rival rick santorum already going into today's primary at a disadvantage. doug luzader reports. >> this will be a real test for the romney campaign today they are hoping to pile on more delegates in what has become a protracted battle. mitt romney has a lot riding on illinois today, he is not yet the nominee but more and more he is playing the part going after president obama. >> he is...
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. >>> thanks julie mitt romney tops up another big win in the race for the presidential nomination he was a clear favorite for republicans in tuesday's primary yesterday after his big win he sent out an e-mail urging others to fall in line behind his bid. doug luzader joins us with a closer look at resulta look ahead. >> reporter: mitt romney leaves illinois with more than 40 delegates one big step closer to winning the nomination. >> what a night. thank you illinois. what a night. wow. >> reporter: it was a big night for mitt romney, his win in illinois was decisive, his support among republican voters there 47% that is a 12 point margin over rick santorum because ron paul and newt gingrich barely competed in illinois for santorum this was a critical day the closest he could come to a one on one with romney even after the loss is looking ahead. >> we will head to louisiana from here feeling very very good about winning louisiana on saturday i might add. >> reporter: the romney win did not come cheap he and his allies spent more than 3.5 million dollars in illinois, his strategy now i
. >>> thanks julie mitt romney tops up another big win in the race for the presidential nomination he was a clear favorite for republicans in tuesday's primary yesterday after his big win he sent out an e-mail urging others to fall in line behind his bid. doug luzader joins us with a closer look at resulta look ahead. >> reporter: mitt romney leaves illinois with more than 40 delegates one big step closer to winning the nomination. >> what a night. thank you illinois. what...
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santorum, meantime fresh off his win in louisiana slamming the republican front runner he says mitt romney is quote the worst republican in the country to go up barack obama and the race is not over until the people of wisconsin sing. republicans in the district will get a chance to weigh in tonight, there is a straw poll at the republican annual lincoln douglas dinner. >>> time now 9 minutes after the hour. still ahead we are checking this mornings headlines including details about a deadly overseas attack involving a u.s. soldier. >>> a lot of excitement building in cuba where the faithful are preparing to welcome the pope for a historic visit. >> easing traffic in maryland at the cost of tax payers? there is a plan in the works to do just that. details next. next. >>> as we head to break a live lookout side there is your sunrise beautiful picture the latest weather and traffic from tucker and julie up next 7:10 a.m. m. >>> making headlines this morning an american soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in southern afghanistan over the weekend. he was with a joint
santorum, meantime fresh off his win in louisiana slamming the republican front runner he says mitt romney is quote the worst republican in the country to go up barack obama and the race is not over until the people of wisconsin sing. republicans in the district will get a chance to weigh in tonight, there is a straw poll at the republican annual lincoln douglas dinner. >>> time now 9 minutes after the hour. still ahead we are checking this mornings headlines including details about a...
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rick santorum swept louisiana's primary saturday, romney second, newt gingrich third, ron paul fourth romney leads the race with 568 to santorums 273. >> john edwards is due in court facing charges of campaign finance violations accused of using nearly a million dollars in campaign money to cover up an affair and love child he used the money while running for president, edwards has pleaded not guilty. >>> dick cheney remains in intensive care unit following a heart transplant over the weekend the former vice president is recovering at a nova fairfax hospital he spent more than 20 months on the donor waiting list longer the average wait time of 6 months to a year he will have to take many medicines and under go intense rehabilitation. >>> the thing we have to worry about now is the next 24/48 hours infection, kidney failure, stroke and rejection but with today's modern medical care, hopefully he is going to live for many many more years. >> the medium survivability after a heart transplant is 12 years, cheney suffered five heart attacks over the last 25 years. >> coming up competition
rick santorum swept louisiana's primary saturday, romney second, newt gingrich third, ron paul fourth romney leads the race with 568 to santorums 273. >> john edwards is due in court facing charges of campaign finance violations accused of using nearly a million dollars in campaign money to cover up an affair and love child he used the money while running for president, edwards has pleaded not guilty. >>> dick cheney remains in intensive care unit following a heart transplant...
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if i see it, it is bull bleep. >> even though santorum says romney is the worst candidate to face the president he is not ruling out running as his vice presidential candidate he told a radio program yesterday of course i would consider being his running mate. >>> 8:10 a.m., tuesday morning next week voters in maryland and dc will head to polls for primary elections we will break down the most hotly contested local race coming up next fox 5 morning news. >> new trends in vision correction, not sure this is what you will have to wear think computer generated electronic eye wear something out of a sci-fi novel could soon come to your doctors office. 8:11 a.m. >>> coming up 8:14 a.m., first thing we want to do is get a look at the weather. >> is that the first thing or can we look at a cute picture. >> tucker barnes joining us with more. >> just getting ready for our cuteness factor of the day let's do it. time for our photo of the day this is jade. >> hi beautiful. >> yeah, wasn't expecting jade but she is as cute as can be. >> she is. >> jade recently won a cute
if i see it, it is bull bleep. >> even though santorum says romney is the worst candidate to face the president he is not ruling out running as his vice presidential candidate he told a radio program yesterday of course i would consider being his running mate. >>> 8:10 a.m., tuesday morning next week voters in maryland and dc will head to polls for primary elections we will break down the most hotly contested local race coming up next fox 5 morning news. >> new trends in...
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, santorum isn't convinced romney is the guy that can beat obama in november. as for romney he continue to hit the campaign trail hard he spent sunday at a rally in knoxville. >>> what i want to do is not to transform america, into something we wouldn't recognize, but i want to restore to america, the values and principals that made us the greatest nation in the history of the earth. >>> romney and santorum are making last minute appeals to residents of ohio where polls show a neck and neck race ohio is considered the biggest prize because no republican nominee has ever become president without winning that state. santorum has a slight lead there. allison. >>> dcs primary is a month away but if you want to, today is the deadline to register. santorum failed to file the necessary paperwork. there are roughly 30,000 registered republicans in the district. four incumbent council members. >>> marion barry, could be a delegate to the democratic convention in charlotte north carolina. officials are still counting ballots from this weekend's caucus as of last night 75
, santorum isn't convinced romney is the guy that can beat obama in november. as for romney he continue to hit the campaign trail hard he spent sunday at a rally in knoxville. >>> what i want to do is not to transform america, into something we wouldn't recognize, but i want to restore to america, the values and principals that made us the greatest nation in the history of the earth. >>> romney and santorum are making last minute appeals to residents of ohio where polls show a...
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santorum has a slight lead there in all, 419 delegates are up for grabs tomorrow, so far as of today, romney has won 203 delegates, virginia votes on super tuesday with votes opening at 6:00 a.m. >> ron paul is weighing in on the tornado aftermath. paul doesn't think the federal government should send emergency aid to states hit by the storm he said there is no such thing as federal money during an interview it is just what the government steals from the state and tax payers he believes people who live in tornado zones should have insurance to pay for the damage. >>> many communities battered by those tornadoes are beginning to pick up the pieces dealing with mother nature once again parts of indiana and kentucky got hit with a cold front and are seeing snow and rain 39 people have been killed across five states the latest victim is a indiana toddler who passed away. rescuers are looking for more potential victims in rural areas and communities are working to restore cell phone and internet service. >>> making headlines, jury selection will begin today in the wrongful death trial involving t
santorum has a slight lead there in all, 419 delegates are up for grabs tomorrow, so far as of today, romney has won 203 delegates, virginia votes on super tuesday with votes opening at 6:00 a.m. >> ron paul is weighing in on the tornado aftermath. paul doesn't think the federal government should send emergency aid to states hit by the storm he said there is no such thing as federal money during an interview it is just what the government steals from the state and tax payers he believes...
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rick santorum and mitt romney running neck and neck in the buckeye state. both continue to fight for every possible vote knowing the outcome could reshape the republican presidential race actually preview of today's contests straight ahead. >>> president barack obama stealing some of the limelight away from the gop. come this afternoon, all eyes will shift to the white house. >> it made me scared to ride the bus and be with some teenagers. why would they pick on fifth graders. why would they mess with me. >> this young girl shares her frightening experience on a metrobus that landed her in the hospital. fox 5's morning news at 7:00 starts right now. right now. >>> there is a live look outside from our tower cam. not a bad-looking start to the day. it is cold outside but it is a pretty start. good morning, everybody. i'm tony perkins. i'm allison seymour. >> happy you are with us on this tuesday morning. tucker barnes has a look at the forecast. forecast. >> bundle up as you head out the door. should be a nice day, lots of sunshine expected and a nice warmin
rick santorum and mitt romney running neck and neck in the buckeye state. both continue to fight for every possible vote knowing the outcome could reshape the republican presidential race actually preview of today's contests straight ahead. >>> president barack obama stealing some of the limelight away from the gop. come this afternoon, all eyes will shift to the white house. >> it made me scared to ride the bus and be with some teenagers. why would they pick on fifth graders....
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romney got 38% to santorum's 37%. it is another sign the republican race is not yet a done deal jennifer davis has our top story. >>> mitt romney was the night's biggest winner this republican race for the white house is far from over. it was in fact a super tuesday for mitt romney he won 6 out of 10 contests virginia, vermont, idaho, alaska his home state of massachusetts and pulled out a nail biter of a win in ohio. >> november 6th we are going to stand united not only having won an election, but having saved a future. >> he is not there yet romney did solidify his lead in the romney race. santorum had a strong night winning tennessee, oklahoma, and north dakota. >>> we are going to get at least a couple gold medals and a whole bunch of silver medals. >>> newt gingrich won his home state of georgia. he said it is a start of a strong southern showing. >> lots of bunny rabbits to run through i am the tortoise, i just take one step at a time. >> ron paul didn't win any of the night's contest and picked up far few deleg
romney got 38% to santorum's 37%. it is another sign the republican race is not yet a done deal jennifer davis has our top story. >>> mitt romney was the night's biggest winner this republican race for the white house is far from over. it was in fact a super tuesday for mitt romney he won 6 out of 10 contests virginia, vermont, idaho, alaska his home state of massachusetts and pulled out a nail biter of a win in ohio. >> november 6th we are going to stand united not only having...
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rick santorum claimed a dominating win in kansas but lost wyoming to romney. santorum says if romney gets the nomination, it will not truly be what republicans want. >>> three people walking to d.c. all the way from the west coast. hopefully, they had comfortable shoes, right? but they're doing it to make a point to congress. we will explain as we continue here on fox 5 morning news. good morning again, gwen. >> today is a great day to get out and taken a walk. we have weather that i think will cooperate with any of your outdoor plans actually little bit of wet weather by the evening hoursfuls temperatures are on the rise. we'll have the details. fox 5 morning news will be back after the break. -- a little bit of wet weather by the evening hours. temperature are on the rise. i can walk 60 miles. you just put one foot in front of the other, and you know that you're walking for such a great cause that you just keep going. (man) that you have all these people coming together for one common goal. (woman) the goal is to bring an end to breast cancer. (woman) there'
rick santorum claimed a dominating win in kansas but lost wyoming to romney. santorum says if romney gets the nomination, it will not truly be what republicans want. >>> three people walking to d.c. all the way from the west coast. hopefully, they had comfortable shoes, right? but they're doing it to make a point to congress. we will explain as we continue here on fox 5 morning news. good morning again, gwen. >> today is a great day to get out and taken a walk. we have weather...
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all the campaign aides for romney and certainly newt gingrich. they're going to do it. >>> new efforts to raise money by playing the name game. up next could some local parks and r he want c centers be in for a bit of a change. >> we'll have details of a plan. we take a live look right now on 270. i style everyone. my family, my home... my boyfriend. i can't help it. i'm a fashion stylist! at t.j.maxx, i get designer clothes... all on trend. and, everyone and everything looks good. even my bank account! fashion direct from designers. savings direct to you. this nonstop fashionista is definitely a maxxinista. t.j.maxx. let us make a maxxinista out of you. >>> welcome back. this is all you need to know as you head outside today. it will being a thick in pleases. fog out there again. heavier in some spots. not in others. either way, it will be an issue as you head out for your commute. >> definitely some limited visibility. i think we're all just hoping the sun pops out at some point today. >> i think a saw a car moving down there somewhere through
all the campaign aides for romney and certainly newt gingrich. they're going to do it. >>> new efforts to raise money by playing the name game. up next could some local parks and r he want c centers be in for a bit of a change. >> we'll have details of a plan. we take a live look right now on 270. i style everyone. my family, my home... my boyfriend. i can't help it. i'm a fashion stylist! at t.j.maxx, i get designer clothes... all on trend. and, everyone and everything looks...
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so far, mitt romney has won 203 delegates. santorum has 92. virginia votes on super tuesday as well. polls will open at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. only mitt romney and ron paul are on the virginia ballot though. >>> d.c. councilman marion barry could be a delegate to the democratic convention. a partial count of caucus votes shows that he will likely be a delegate but at least 75 more ballots must be counted and those results could affect the outcome of who gets to go to the party convention to represent washington, d.c. >> of a been going to the democratic convention since 197- 2679 i went down on the governor's plane. the democrats know of my great service. i don't have to make the case. >> democratic leader hope to count the remaining ballots from saturday's caucus tonight. >>> the gop is holding the first ever republican debate in ward seven. they will fess off at the denny's along benning road in northeast. they are vying for the city held by yvette alexander. >>> new this morning, more violence in syria. up next we'll have details of the latest
so far, mitt romney has won 203 delegates. santorum has 92. virginia votes on super tuesday as well. polls will open at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. only mitt romney and ron paul are on the virginia ballot though. >>> d.c. councilman marion barry could be a delegate to the democratic convention. a partial count of caucus votes shows that he will likely be a delegate but at least 75 more ballots must be counted and those results could affect the outcome of who gets to go to the party convention...
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i don't think that romney can just hide behind millions of dollars of paid ads. >> reporter: only romney and ron paul qualified to get on the ballot here in virginia even though newt gingrich actually lives here in virginia. we understand from some reports that he will not be voting in today's virginia primaryism i'm sure he will -- in today's primary. i'm sure he will be on the ground in some of those other states. the board of elections is reminding virginia voter that no write-ins are allowed inform you write or deface that ballot in any way, it will be disqualified. >> thank you. >>> it looks like d.c. councilman marion barry will be a delegate at the democratic national convention after all. he says he was elected and received the most votes. last week, chuck fees argued barry should be disqualified because of his tax troubles and his past behavior. barry says he has been attending conventions since 1972 and shouldn't have to make a case that he deserves to go. >>> president obama is hosting beck minute netanyahu at the white house but it is not clear they actually see eye to eye wh
i don't think that romney can just hide behind millions of dollars of paid ads. >> reporter: only romney and ron paul qualified to get on the ballot here in virginia even though newt gingrich actually lives here in virginia. we understand from some reports that he will not be voting in today's virginia primaryism i'm sure he will -- in today's primary. i'm sure he will be on the ground in some of those other states. the board of elections is reminding virginia voter that no write-ins are...
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mitt romney had a big night. >> good night for him. he wrapped up winds in six states including strong redskins report viz in virginia, vermont, massachusetts and hide hide but barely squeaked out a win in big ohio beating rick santorum by just 12,000 votes. santorum won tennessee, oklahoma and north dakota. fox's jennifer davis has more on where the race stands this morning. >>> mitt romney was the night's biggest winner but his rivals scored victories too which means this republican race for the white house is far from over. >> it was a super tuesday for mitt romney. he won six out of 10 contests, virginia, vermont, idaho, alaska, his home state of massachusetts and he pulled out a nail biter of a win in the 199's biggest prize of ohio. >> on november 6th, we'll stand united. not only having won an election but having saved a future. >> he is not there yet but romney did solidify his lead in the delegate race. still, rick santorum had a strong night inning tennessee, oklahoma and north dakota and proving to be very competitive in the
mitt romney had a big night. >> good night for him. he wrapped up winds in six states including strong redskins report viz in virginia, vermont, massachusetts and hide hide but barely squeaked out a win in big ohio beating rick santorum by just 12,000 votes. santorum won tennessee, oklahoma and north dakota. fox's jennifer davis has more on where the race stands this morning. >>> mitt romney was the night's biggest winner but his rivals scored victories too which means this...